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Reign of Fire (2002)
Directed by Rob Bowman
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Overview
In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit—leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons—has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.
Rated PG-13 | Length 101 minutes
Actors
Christian Bale | Matthew McConaughey | Izabella Scorupco | Gerard Butler | Alexander Siddig | Scott Moutter | David Kennedy | Ned Dennehy | Rory Keenan | Terence Maynard | Doug Cockle | Randall Carlton | Ben Thornton | Alice Krige | Malcolm Douglas | Berts Folan | Brian McGuinness | Barry Barnes | Gerry O'Brien | Laura Pyper | Maree Duffy | David Garrick | Anne Maria McAuley | Dessie Gallagher | Jack Gleeson | Chris Kelly
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/17/2014 | TV | DVD | Library | 8 stars |
| 07/13/2002 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Holy shit. I haven’t seen this since opening night back in 2002? Damn. This is an incredible movie. Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey machismo dripping from the screen. And dragons!! Yes, I enjoyed the movie when it was released but viewing it now is otherworldly. Also Gerald Butler is in this?? What happened to Izabella Scorupco? She’s terrific.
Of course the CG doesn’t hold up but still ain’t all that bad for a 12 year old movie. I’m shocked they didn’t try to sequelize this movie because it’s fucking great. And considering how isolated it is with this remote group outside of London, they could have done a sequel set somewhere entirely different. I’m sad thinking about it.
But really this is about Bale/McConaughey. They drive this story and no matter how absurd it is they make it believable. I love them in this movie. Don’t be like me and wait 12 years to revisit.
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